SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Delectable,
whose leading mobile app is innovating the way consumers learn about,
discover and buy wine, today announced it has raised a $3 million Series
A round of funding led by Deep Fork Capital, early investors in Trulia
and Oodle, DN Capital and Ceyuan Ventures. Notable investors David
Sacks, Max Levchin, Joe Lonsdale, and Gary Vaynerchuk are also
participating in the round. Delectable will use this cash infusion to
grow the engineering team and technologies necessary to disrupt the $300
billion wine industry.

“It’s not enough for us to be the best and most popular wine app–-we
want to reinvent the way people learn about, discover and purchase
wine,” noted Delectable Founder and CEO Alex Fishman. “Building the data
set of every wine and ensuring highly accurate label recognition are
just the beginning of enormous challenges we are addressing. This round
of funding enables us to continue building the most talented team of
engineers to ever work in this space.”

Delectable continues to attract millions of users and has received
extensive critical acclaim including 5 coveted App Store features for
its trailblazing combination of accurate data and extensive community
reviews. The go-to source for credible, engaging information and
insights on wine, Delectable’s user-friendly app allows wine lovers to:

Get accurate identification and information on any bottle of wine from
a single digital photo. (Delectable’s database contains over 2 million
wines from around the world)

Catalog and share wines with friends and followers.

Discover new wines and get recommendations from the world’s top wine
professionals.

Purchase wines directly from the app.

About Delectable

Founded in 2011, Delectable is a leading mobile app that is innovating
the way consumers learn about, discover and buy wine. Delectable boasts
the world’s most complete dataset for over 2 million wines and an
engaged community, including wine’s leading tastemakers. The company is
funded by Deep Fork Capital, DN Capital, Ceyuan Ventures and angel
investors David Sacks, Max Levchin, Joe Lonsdale, and Gary Vaynerchuk.
For more information, visit the Delectable
website, or download the app
on iTunes. Delectable is based in San Francisco, CA.